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Castles & Kingdoms
with Snapology of Chapel Hill & Holly Springs
Ages: 7 - 12
Who wouldn’t want to escape and play in the world of magic, fairytales, and royalty? In Snapology’s Castles & Kingdoms program, students will have the opportunity to use LEGO® bricks to design their medieval fantasies while also bringing the real history to life! Yes, your student will do more than just build with LEGO® bricks, they will build their historical understanding of the unique elements that make the medieval time period such a fascinating point in human history.
Please Note: Lunch is required for all who have 2nd & 3rd period classes. Please add the correct lunch to your cart before checking out. If we notice that it is not added, we will add it as a separate invoice to you.
Fictional Creature Design
with Claude Mouton
Ages: 12 - 18
How do we make up fantastical creatures for books and movies? How can we make our own? This class is all about creature creation and how to draw/design new and intriguing beasts! Students will study real life animals, artistic interpretations of animal evolution, and different media that has taken creature and alien designing to the next level. Students will come up with their own designs based on games, prompts, and projects in order to grow their skills as artists and designers.
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Santa's Workshop
with Tony Pender
Ages: 8 - 12
The students will use small powered and hand-held tools to design and create age-appropriate wooden toys and gifts suitable for gifting. The skills include light drawing, planning, geometry, math, use of measurement devices and tool and workshop safety.
Concept Art for Video Games
with Claude Mouton
Ages: 11 - 18
From Sonic to Splatoon to Minecraft, learn how to make concept art for the games you love or ones you want to create! Students will learn and explore different ways artists have created the concept art and built the worlds their favorite games exist in, including designing characters, backgrounds, and more! We will be working mostly traditionally, as well as exploring clay sculpting.
Financial literacy / Business
with Stacy Lyerly
Ages: 14 - 18
This is a financial literacy class for teenagers that is interactive, empowering, and practical, focusing on transforming abstract money concepts into real-world skills. For this age group, our goal is to foster a "money-wise" mindset, distinguishing needs from wants, and understanding the power of saving.
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Middle School Physics
with Jim Mueller
Ages: 11 - 13
Join Science Jim for an excellent and fun introduction to the amazing world of Physics. We will be covering Newton's Laws of Motion and much more as we run, pull, build and throw our way to a deeper understanding of a core science. The focus of the class will be to expose the students to the fact that science is happening all around them. It's not just something that takes place in labs or universities. Physics is the science of the every day. Riding bicycles, walking, playing sports, Physics is right in front of you if you know how to find it.
This class will have weekly homework as well as regular quizzes and a final exam. Part of the reason for homework and quizzes is to teach the student how to organize their study time and improve their study skills.
Executive Functions in Action: Skills for Real Life
with Audra Eckes
Ages: 13 - 18
This is for students who have taken an executive function class before, preferably at THE. No semester will be the same as each class will be catered to the students in the class. What will be the same is we will be using executive functions and applying them to the students’ lives. Whether it’s managing time, staying organized, setting goals, handling stress, or making decisions, this class focuses on strategies that support independence, productivity, and personal growth. Through discussion, interactive activities, self-reflection, and real-world planning projects, students will build routines, habits, and systems that help them succeed in school, work, relationships, and beyond.
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From Sentences to Paragraphs: Building Strong Writing Foundations
with Audra Eckes
Ages: 8 - 12
This course helps students become confident, creative writers by mastering the building blocks of great writing - sentences! Students will review and expand upon how to write different types of sentences, improve grammar and clarity, and use strong details. As the course progresses, students will work on how to organize thoughts into well-structured paragraphs. Through engaging lessons, fun writing prompts, and collaborative activities, students will grow their writing skills one sentence at a time. Students need to already know how to form a variety of basic sentences and should be ready or almost ready for paragraph writing. There will be homework and access to a computer and Google account at home will be necessary. Students will have the use of computers/Chromebooks in class. ELA 1 prior to or with this class would be beneficial to the students and is strongly encouraged.
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